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@Gios_Compact
Hy there,
the bike was build in 1989/90.Due to the Pictures I*´m not quite sure if its a Compact or allready a Compact Pro (what I do think)?! Please publish some Pictures of the inner side of the rear drop out ends so we can take a look. The structure has been build up stronger after quite a lot of the first compacts broke apart at this crucial Point.*
The compact range was never offered in Chrome, but throughout the decades in quite a lot of horrible colours/two tone laquers: blue, white, red, black, pink and green with violett, blue and white aso...
Regarding the fact, that this bike must not compete versus steel-oldies ( it wont get a starting number for classic steel races) and you would like to use it as a daily Driver and sporting good - do some powdercoating in blue. There are some companys in GB who do an astonishing good Job in that. And it even protects/conserves your bike better than a fragile paint Job. If you like to build it up for real,send it to GIOS in Bella Italia and let them do the paint and the decals (costs around 360 - 420 € I guess) going chromed is about 700,-€ (in Germany)